While Paris Saint-Germain may explode the transfer allowance record for Barcelona’s Neymar, UEFA’s Andrea Traverso has spoken about the situation of PSG and recalled that the instance will take stock at the end of the transfer window this summer.
With a 222 million euros release clause that seems to be the surest way to get the Brazilian player service’s, more than double the most expensive transfer in history [105 milliom euros for Paul Pogba last summer], the possible Neymar’s arrival in Paris raises questions about the Financial Fair Play (FPF), the European system of expenditure control for clubs set up by UEFA a few years ago.
Traverso says the runner up of French Ligue 1 last season will tread even more carefully as a second breach of the relugations could leave them open to a heavier sanction.
“Not at all,” Traverso said to the RNC. “On the transfer operations, we are not concerned. But if they recruit Neymar, they will contact us to explain this operation.
“Of course, as you know, in the last three years, PSG was under s stricter regime. So we have frequent, very transparent and perfectly cordial exchanges with their management.” he added.
PSG was placed by UEFA in a negotiated sanctions regime there years ago. And Traverso talks about the situation of the club knowing that Paris did not leave these sanctions until recently.
“PSG has left this regime. But that doesn’t mean they can start doing what they want. They must respect the rules of FFP like all the others in Europe.” Traverso said.
“I remind that the impact of the eventual arrival of Neymar in Paris will be felt over several years. But it is very difficult to judge this type of operation in advance. I don’t know their plans.
“The transfer window is not closed. They may plan to sell one, two, three or four players for an equivalent higher amount. We’ll do the accounts at the end. I think they did their calculations well.” he added.
Neymar scores as Barcelona beat Manchester United in the International Champions Cup. (Source:www.thetelegraph.co.uk)
On the side of Barca, it was precisely the fact that PSG don’t have the financial surface to carry out such a transfer without breaching FFP, at the very point that the Catalan club is trying to put pressure on the European instance to defeat the transaction according to some echoes gathered.
